Biomedical Research Building II
Occupancy: 1999
Published January 1999
The University of Pennsylvania's Biomedical Research Building II is designed as a landmark campus building, maintaining appropriate massing relationships with existing facilities.
The 14-story building includes 11 laboratory floors, one vivarium floor, two mechanical floors and a public entry level. Research spaces include tissue culture, environmental rooms, photographic darkrooms, radioisotope labs, and various equipment rooms. A vivarium with interstitial space is provided below grade. The mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems have excess capacity located for easy modification.
The 222,813-nsf research portion of the building consists of generic laboratory floors totaling 198,770-nsf and a single-level vivarium totaling 23, 043-nsf. Each generic laboratory floor includes 30 generic laboratory modules, 60 workstations, 12 PI offices and four secretary stations.
The development of an innovative lab module for generic laboratory floors provides 72 percent efficiency and offers flexibility for current and future research alternatives. This model includes a shared service corridor which doubles as a research area. Laboratory floors are designed in a rectangular shape.
The repetitive nature of the laboratory tower and the incorporation of large ancillary spaces, such as the auditorium, contribute to construction savings. A high-bay space is provided for the auditorium which can be used for breakout functions and lounge seating. This space will become a focal point for the research center.
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University of Pennsylvania |
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Owner Contact:
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Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President, Architecture & Facilities Management
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Building Location:
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Philadelphia, PA UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Human Gene Therapy |
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Project Delivery Method:
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Construction Management
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Project Timeline
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| May 1994 | Planning Start |
| May 1994 | Design Start |
| Apr 1996 | Construction Start |
| Jan 1999 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$137,000,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$116,000,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$306 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Auditorium
Education
Education: Classroom
Laboratory
Laboratory: Biomedical Research
Laboratory: Wet
Office: Researcher
Research
Vivarium
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| Total GSF: |
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384,000 |
| Total NSF: |
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260,000 |
| Efficiency: |
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68% |
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Building Population:
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1100
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People Density:
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349 gsf/person
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Building Services:
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Domestic water, natural gas, CO2, vacuum, reagent grade water
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Special Equip:
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Structural steel frame on caissons
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Office Size:
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112 NSF
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Power Req:
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8-10 watts/nsf
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HVAC Req:
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2.92 cfm/nsf
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Lab Module:
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10?4? x 28?
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Casework Mat'l:
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Floor mounted wood casework with epoxy resin countertops
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Fume Hoods:
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91: 5?
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Biosafety Cabinets:
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10 single, Class II, 2 double, Class II per floor
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Architect
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Perkins+Will
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Architect - Associate
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Francis Cauffman
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Consultant - Interior Design
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Perkins+Will
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Consultant - Laboratory Planner
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GPR Planners Collaborative, Inc.
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| Profile Created 01/01/1999 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders.
Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may
not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some
cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent
a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for
year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost
adjustments.
Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model.
Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while
the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being
supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might
include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals
include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which
others do not.
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Exterior Photo © Hedrich Blessing Photographers, courtesy of Perkins & Will, Inc.
Floorplan Notes:
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